New servers

Our new database servers are good to go and the you may notice the service is flying again. That's because we emptied our entire bank account on these things, and they're awesome in every sense of the word.

After a month+ of pain, we now have a lot of breathing room, and I can finally get back to working on the web site itself. Yay! First up are some updates to the dashboard, API version 2, and some updates to the RSS feeds... coming soon!

Reader Comments

Just one question: the netvibes widget for clicky (clicky quicky) stopped working. is there a new server adress that we have to enter?

Thanks,
Claudia

Claudia Sep 05 2007 5:51am

It looks like Clicky altered the URL of their API. You need to update this in the widget.

Wouter Sep 05 2007 8:19am

Whoa, this wasn't supposed to happen. We did change the API URL so it doesn't include "s1" anymore, but s1 is still supposed to work. Our host made some DNS changes for us, it looks like they pointed *.getclicky.com to one of our new servers, whereas it's supposed to be pointed to our old server still, with just a few specific sub domains pointed to some new servers. The s1 subdomain wasn't actually "registered", it was just being used within the * realm.

Anyway, in the meantime, I fixed it with some htaccess magic but I'll get the DNS fixed too.

Sean (Clicky) Sep 05 2007 9:05am

Congrats on the servers!

Thanks for resolving the api issue. We celebrated by rolling out a new feature for Clicky Quicky: Conversion Rates. Simply set your goal, and the conversion rate is auto-calculated in real-time.

The update is live on both the Netvibes widget and the Google gadget:

http://www.plodonia.com/sem-by-technology/sem-with-widgets-4.html

Enjoy,
W

Winston Sep 05 2007 9:40pm

Hi Winston and Sean,

How do I use this widget if I'm using pMetrics instead of Getclicky. They apparantly don't share the same login data, so all my numbers come out blank, although I filled my site_id and api key.

I had this problem before when I tried to make an universal Yahoo Pipe for a Wordpress widget. Is there a way to "merge" the user details between getclicky and pmetrics (which are essentialy the same service).

Thanks,
Jean-Paul

Getclicky / pMetrics Sep 08 2007 4:59pm

Both services share the exact same back end code but each has their unique user base. A widget won't work by default with both services, although typically the only change needed is what URL to use for the API. This requires either the developer releasing unique versions for each, or including an option in their widget to select which service you are using it with. Or if it's "open source" (e.g. a javascript widget) you should be able to make the change yourself.

Sean (Clicky) Sep 09 2007 9:29am

That's too bad :-( Let's hope the guys from Plodonia will also make a Netvibes/iGoogle widget version for pMetrics then.

Jean-Paul Horn Sep 10 2007 10:40am

Jean-Paul,

We are working on the pMetrics version of Quicky. Both the Netvibes widget and the iGoogle gadget will be released by the end of the week.

Cheers,
W

Winston Sep 11 2007 8:13pm

Wow, that's excellent news! Thanks so much for the adaption. I love the widget's clean look and will definitely incorporate this once it's released. Thanks Winston!